strainer
Origin of strainer
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How to use strainer in a sentence
The spoons in the glasses are pierced with holes like tea-strainers so that the tea may be stirred without spilling it.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit RooseveltThey were first known as double glass balloons, and most of them employed metal strainers.
All About Coffee | William H. UkersHe borried Mr. Mills's wire-strainers, and when he got the fust wire up—oh, he thought he was gettin' on capital.
Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer | George Sturt (AKA George Bourne)The pulp may be supplied from a chest, and passed through a cock into a trough, by which it is conveyed to the strainers.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreStrainers may be used on the faucets if at any time the water from these sources becomes muddy.
Foods and Household Management | Helen Kinne
British Dictionary definitions for strainer
/ (ˈstreɪnə) /
a sieve used for straining sauces, vegetables, tea, etc
a gauze or simple filter used to strain liquids
Australian and NZ a self-locking device or a tool for tightening fencing wire
Australian and NZ the main post in a wire fence, often diagonally braced
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